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Tag: Officer Fitness: Page 5
Patrol
The Numbers Don't Lie, But They May Be Misleading.
Nobody should have ignored the disparaging percentages of men and women who pass the fitness testing to become a Pennsylvania State Police officer, but the problem may not be in the testing.
August 14, 2014
Patrol
Justice Department Sues Pennsylvania State Police Over Fitness Test
The lawsuit said the use of the tests to screen and select the applicants for the entry-level positions amounted to a pattern of employment discrimination. Much greater percentages of male applicants than female applicants passed the physical fitness tests going back to 2003, it said.
July 30, 2014
Training
Video: Florida Officers Receive Resiliency Training
A local health consultant is helping law officers cope with stress in Florida.
June 17, 2014
Training
Florida Officers Receive Resiliency Training
Law enforcement officers from three Florida counties went through a two-day stress management course referred to as "resiliency training" put on by a local health consultant business. It’s supposed to help manage stress through physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual outlets. Read Story Here.
June 17, 2014
Patrol
Heart Trouble
What is certainly true is that the lifestyle of many working law enforcement officers amounts to a recipe for heart disease.
May 4, 2014
Patrol
Are You Having a Heart Attack?
Not all heart attacks begin with the sudden, crushing chest pain that often is seen on television or in the movies. In one study, one-third of the patients who had heart attacks felt no chest pain.
May 4, 2014
SWAT
Incorporate Fitness Into Your SWAT Training
Part of the SWAT lifestyle is fitness; make no mistake about it. Teams should not have the "look" of a model but actually just good sound fit individuals to hold things together in a time of crisis.
August 11, 2013
Special Units
Rethinking SWAT Training
What SWAT fitness experts are discovering is that some of this wear and tear and incapacitation can be avoided with "smart" training instead of "hard" training. Smart training is real-world oriented and job applicable. It's not just training for the sake of training.
June 12, 2013
Technology
CrossFit App Arrives for iPhone, Android
WOD Programmer includes a clickable editor allowing users to pick the number of days to train per week to "place more focus on depending on the individual’s fitness goals."
May 2, 2013
Patrol
Minn. Cop Died of Heart Attack After Foot Pursuit
St. Paul (Minn.) Police Officer Josh Lynaugh, 30, died from complications of a heart attack he suffered during a foot pursuit earlier this month.
February 18, 2013
Training
Mo. Detective Dies While Working Out
Detective Christopher Simpson succumbed to a medical emergency at 5:05 p.m. at the Chesterfield Police Fitness Center. Simpson was a 35-year law enforcement veteran.
February 13, 2013
Patrol
Myths Die Hard
One of the things that never fails to amaze me is how often some precious belief I have turns out to just be a myth. Well, myth is a tough word because some of the meanings of "myth" are important, like: A legend or story that explains or demonstrates a virtue or message.
February 7, 2013
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